The Leader and Power.

“The faithful leader knows that power is never an end in itself.”

When people think of leadership, they often think of power, and there’s no denying that a leader wields power.

However, the word power, must be looked out more closely.

The leaders most essential skill, is the ability to communicate….over and over again!

Leadership doesn’t happen until communication happens.

The leader may have the most brilliant strategy in mind, the most breath taking vision, an irrepressible passion but if these are not communicated to others, leadership does not occur.

To be human is to communicate, but to be a leader, is to communicate constantly, skilfully, intentionally, and strategically.

Leadership happens when character and competence are combined!

No leader can be effective without character, but character does not ensure that a leader is effective.

A good leader stands out, when character is matched by competence, and the central virtue of knowing what to do.

Most of us think of credibility in moral terms, and with good reason.

 Credibility defines our ability to trust, and that trust, is a matter of character.

Leadership is all about character.

Leaders are trusted when their lives are in alignment with their convictions.

Elections come and go, but one thing is certain, questions about the leader’s character always arise.

One does not have to be a political scientist to understand why, character not only matters in leadership, it is essential.

People do not support and follow those they do not trust.

“Character is the only secure foundation of the state,”-Calvin Coolidge.